EPYC 7573X vs Xeon E5440

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5440
2008
80 Watt
1.52
EPYC 7573X
2022
32 cores / 64 threads, 280 Watt
44.54
+2830%

EPYC 7573X outperforms Xeon E5440 by a whopping 2830% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5440 and EPYC 7573X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking214348
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.7614.77
Architecture codenameno dataMilan-X (2022)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)22 March 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5440 and EPYC 7573X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical coresno data32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threadsno data64
Base clock speed2.83 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache768 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data33,200 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5440 and EPYC 7573X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketLGA771SP3
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5440 and EPYC 7573X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5440 and EPYC 7573X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5440 and EPYC 7573X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5440 and EPYC 7573X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5440 and EPYC 7573X.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5440 1.52
EPYC 7573X 44.54
+2830%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5440 2374
EPYC 7573X 69432
+2825%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.52 44.54
Recency 1 January 2008 22 March 2022
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 280 Watt

Xeon E5440 has 250% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7573X, on the other hand, has a 2830.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7573X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5440 in performance tests.


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